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ten-speed

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as in bicycle

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Recent Examples of ten-speed Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic. — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions. — Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024 Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023 There are also two transmissions to pick between, too—a six-speed manual and a ten-speed automatic with paddle shifters. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 May 2023

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For years, however, the righthand lane was a lane shared by both motor vehicles and bicycles.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
The suspect fled the scene on a bicycle before officers arrived.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of bicycle

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The anti-social age vs the tandem bicycle Over the last generation, America has experienced startling shifts in social behavior and just about all of them clash with an exercise that requires togetherness.

— Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
The concept of a tandem bicycle for two riders goes back almost as far in history as the bicycle itself.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025

Definition of tandem bicycle

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My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.

— The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.

— Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019

Definition of velocipede

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